Print Email Facebook Twitter The Structural Behaviour of Bundled Glass Columns Title The Structural Behaviour of Bundled Glass Columns: Finite Element Modelling and Experimental Validation Author Verleg, Katinka (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences) Contributor Metrikine, Andrei (mentor) Nijsse, Rob (graduation committee) Messali, Francesco (graduation committee) de Oliveira Barbosa, João (graduation committee) Veer, Fred (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering Date 2019-11-29 Abstract Researchers of TU Delft have been designing and engineering with columns created out of multiple glass rods that are bundled together to form a single column. These aesthetically attractive and slender columns were tested to ensure safety before implementation in the real structure: the Glass Truss Bridge located at the campus of the university. However, the ultimate capacity and structural behaviour of such columns remained unknown. In this studies the structural behaviour of two designs of such columns is researched. It appeared that, among others, the differences in length between the rods within the columns caused an unequal distribution of stresses. This resulted in a large range of ultimate capacities of bundled glass columns that were designed according to the same design principles. Using a special approach in finite element modelling of the glass until failure, furthermore, resulted in more thorough knowledge regarding the failure behaviour of glass and the best way to model this behaviour. Subject glass columnfinite element modellingfailure of glasstensile strength glasscompression testsexperimental validation To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7737869c-21ad-4257-a12d-6ef43066ecb4 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2019 Katinka Verleg Files PDF 2019_11_14._Thesis_K_Verleg.pdf 61.96 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:7737869c-21ad-4257-a12d-6ef43066ecb4/datastream/OBJ/view